Verastem: Too Cheap

Previous clinical failures mean ... Cancer Network (NCCN) published an updated guideline regarding the treatment of CLL. The NCCN guideline articulates the recommended first and second line treatment ... read more

Faster, cheaper, better: How China and AI are helping pharmaceutical development

The process of discovering and developing a new drug typically costs $2-4 billion ... type of medicine as well as types of patient risk. One example is determining which patients are at risk from lung ... read more

Drug shortages, and a barbaric biopsy..

And national shortages of lifesaving drugs. Last week a group of infectious disease ... I guess the highlight facts are that the patients with PTSD had a four times higher risk of previous acute myoca... read more

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An unusual collaboration fighting the scourge of Hepatitis-C

And we know what those alternative ways of making money are, things that put them at even greater risk of other health problems like HIV or ending up in prison because you’re drug ... patients in rura... read more

It would be no comfort after 29 March to say ‘I told you so’ when lorries are backing up on the motorway and cancer patients cannot get the drugs they ... Those who seek delay risk removing the moment ... read more

TTIP – bringing benefits to patients or big pharma?

The ultimate objective should be to create societies that enjoy good levels of wellbeing and high levels of health ... are currently prohibited from advertising prescription drugs directly to patients ... read more

Public awareness of cancer drug shortages is low

raise healthcare costs, and hamper clinical trials. Regarding cancer drug shortages, studies have investigated the experiences and opinions of oncologists or examined the economic impact of shortages, ... read more

Life after cancer: More survivors living longer, facing new health challenges

They know that some cancer survivors are at increased risk for other cancers later, and for problems ranging from brittle bones to heart failure. They also know more about how to help patients ... imp... read more

Drug shortage crisis puts public health at risk

In a 2011 survey, the American Hospital Association reported that 82% of hospitals had to delay therapy due to a drug shortage ... the disease. Cancer drugs are commonly affected by shortages, often r... read more

Tuesday's a big day for drug pricing and FDA

It said its goal in asking for advance notice of price changes is due to the lengthy Part D bid process and its desire to achieve "greater transparency ... in adults at high risk. Gilead has reported ... read more

Generally if you get cancer, you get sustained oncologist, generally if you get cancer, you'll get to see a [ph] oncologist, if you live in places where there are large populations and a shortage ... ... read more

America’s Love Affair With Cheap Drugs Has a Hidden Cost

It would mean ... drug contaminated with a possible cancer-causing chemical. “Any actions by the FDA to prioritize expediting drug approvals over ensuring manufacturing quality and compliance would be ... read more